Diogenes' Lamp
Please join hosts Tom, Basil, and other friends of the pod, navigate Hellenic history, culture and other niche and forgotten historical events, all while being constantly reminded of the depravity, uprightness, and incompetence of men. Good laughs are always welcome.
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Episodes
23 episodes
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 6: The Ikarian Revolution
Hey everyone! For todays episode I was able to Dr. Dale Pappas back on the Pod once again to talk about an article he wrote in May of 2024 titled "How One Tiny Island Took On the Ottoman Empire, and Won". As you may be able to tell from the tit...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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1:00:33
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 5: The Second Italo-Abyssinian War
Hey Everyone, For todays episode, well be talking about a place a bit down the ways from Greece, but with connections and roots to Hellenism that go back thousands of years: Ethiopia…And well specifically be talking about the Yekatit Massacre w...
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Episode 22
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25:54
Ep. 17: The Massochists, the Spaghetti Eaters, & the Axis Occupation of Greece Part 2
Good Day Friends!Join us today as we continue our close up look at the depraved and brutal axis occupation of Greece, and try to make sense of it all. Sources:Inside Hitler's Greece, Mar Mazower
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Episode 21
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1:00:55
Ep. 16: The Massochists, the Spaghetti Eaters, & the Axis Occupation of Greece Part 1
Good day fellow Pleb!Join us today as we get to meet the new order of things in Greece, which will be ruthlessly implemented by the trio of the Germans, the Italians, and the Bulgarians, who as we will see, will absolutely plunder and ra...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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52:31
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 4: Interwar Cyprus: War, Union & Empire
Hello Listeners!Hey everyone. For today’s episode We have on the pod once again, Dr Dale pappas, who as you know we had on for the NoemvrianA episode. On this episode we’ll be talking about a place with great importance in the Hellenic w...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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58:11
Ep. 15: Battle of Crete Part 2
Good Morning Patriots! Join us today as we finally get down to business and witness the battle for Crete. But instead of the locals showing traditional Cretan hospitality, the battle of Crete will spark a mass civilian uprising in w...
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Episode 18
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32:53
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 3: Venizelos, The King, and The November Events
Hey everyone! I had the pleasure to speak with Dr. Dale Pappas, a Greek-American author and educator based in Miami, Florida, and Athens, Greece. Dr. Pappas holds a PhD in Modern European History, and researches the history of tourism in the Me...
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Episode 17
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1:18:10
Ep. 14: Battle of Crete Part 1
Good Evening listeners!Please join a myself and a couple friends of the pod as we set the stage for the Battle of Crete...a battle that will pit the exhausted but stubborn allies against the Nazi paratroopers. So...
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Episode 16
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32:31
Guest Speaker Series: Ep. 2: Ottoman Greeks of the United States
On this episode I spoke with Dr. Yiorgo Topalidis, a Greek Immigrant with roots from the Pontus region, on his "Ottoman Greeks of the United States Digital Project". The project tracks the journey that many Ottoman Greeks took from Asia M...
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Episode 15
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1:15:50
Ep. 13: Krauts To The Rescue
Hello Friends! Please join a myself and a friend of the pod, Nate, as we witness the last successful blitzkrieg of World War Two, the further humiliation of Mussolini, (always a plus!), heroic last stands and other characters taking...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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44:54
Guest Speaker Series: Ep.1 Hellenism, Polytheism, and Cultural Appropriation
On this episode, we speak with founder and host of Hearth of Hellenism, a podcast and a publication that covers ancient Greek history, religion, and culture - along with reflections on contemporary theolatry (polytheism). Topics include Helleni...
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Episode 13
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Ep. 12: Mailed Fist Won't Deliver
Hello Friends! Please join myself and a friend of the pod, Jess, as we take a closer look at the what the death of Ioannis Metaxas means for the beleaguered Greeks freezing in the mountains of Albania, and of course relishing in th...
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Episode 12
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1:11:58
Ep. 11: Contingency G
Hello Listeners! Join us today as we talk about Contingency G, (the invasion of Greece) and take a look at how well Metaxas's newly re-armed, reorganized Greek military reacts to the long awaited Italian aggression. Please take a f...
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Episode 11
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42:36
Ep. 10: The Big No
Patriots! Join us today, as what we have been anxiously awaiting for finally arrives to the mountains and shores of Greece. Mussolini delivers an ultimatum, and the tiny Hellenic State, led by Strongman Metaxas, decides to choose a path that wi...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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29:32
Ep. 9: Barbarians at the Gates
Hello listeners! As Greece's enemies maneuver on all sides, Metaxas continues his rapid re-armament program, and does his best to deter and de-escalate tensions with Italy. Please take a few seconds and leave a review, and if you r...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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53:38
Ep. 8: A Nation of Spaghetti Eaters
Friends! Join us today as we take a closer look at Greece's neighbors, allies, enemies and frenemies, and talk a bit more about what a former rival in Asia Minor, and squatter of Greek islands, (led by Mussolini) means for Greece and Metaxas.&n...
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Episode 8
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39:51
Ep. 7: Long Live the 4th of August
Hello friends!On today's episode we zoom in on Metaxas's 4th Of August Regime, and take a closer look at the regimes ideology, organization, goals, and Metaxas's VERY tight grip over the press. SourcesMetaxas My...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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57:59
Ep. 6: Little Moltke, Part 2
Hello! Join us today as we continue our look at the life of Ioannis Metaxas, following his rocky climb to the top of the Greek political realm, where he will earn the title as the "Chief of All Greeks" and dictator of the 4th of August Regime.&...
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35:56
Ep. 5: Little Moltke
Greetings! Today we're going to introduce you to Ioannis Metaxas. The man who will put the axe in the back of the Greek Republic, build up a quasi-fascist police state, and prepare his new state for the inevitable war barreling towards the Balk...
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Episode 5
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28:48
Primer: Part 4
Hello friends! Join us on the last part of our Primers, where we will also cover the last dying gasps of the Greek Republic in the mid 1930's, and a slew of deaths that will help catapult Ioannis Metaxas to the position of Prime Minister, and i...
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Episode 4
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36:48
Primer: Part 3
Hey everyone! Join us as we continue to touch on the fall out from the Treaty of Lausanne, and talk about Venizelos's ambitious 4-year term and his attempts and stabilizing the chaos that was Greece in the 1920's. Please take a few...
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Episode 3
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49:00